Hydrogen Hybrid Cycle System

ABSTRACT

A hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured to convert heat into mechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, a combustion chamber, a first steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heat recovery steam generator and a water pump. The H2 source provides the H2 to the combustion chamber. The O2 source provides the O2 to the combustion chamber. The combustion chamber burns portions of the H2 and the O2. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system burns the H2 and the O2 at or near stoichiometry in the combustion chamber. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system cools the combustion chamber with at least one of a cooling steam and a water.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims benefit to U.S. patent application Ser. No.14/763,467 filed on 2015 Jul. 24, 62/540,348 filed on 2017 Aug. 2,62/542,786 filed on Aug. 8 2017, PCT/US18/45881 filed 2018 Aug. 8 and16787008 filed 2020 Feb. 10. All parent applications are herebyincorporated by reference.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a system for burning hydrogen (H2) and oxygen(O2) to provide power or propulsion. It can comprise a system thatoperates in a closed loop by combustion hydrogen at stoichiometry ornear stoichiometry to produce steam. Steam drives a turbine to convertthe heat energy into mechanical energy which can be used for usefulwork. In specific configurations, the invention allows for operation atvarious pressures, temperatures and load efficiently, making the systema flexible, economical, and pollution-free power generation source forelectric utilities and large-scale locomotives.

Hydrogen has been known for its combustible nature since 1650, when itwas described as “inflammable air.” Hydrogen as a fuel has uniqueproperties and is significantly different from all other commonly usedhydrocarbon liquid and gas fuels; it is extremely flammable, and oftendescribed as the most flammable of all known substances.

Hydrogen is not often used in a combustion process for energyconversion, but rather used in fuel cells to produce electrical energy.Hydrogen fuel cells are efficient, but expensive, and sensitive to loadfluctuations, operational environment, and fuel impurities. Hydrogencombustion for power generation can be an alternative to fuel cells, butthe key challenges with hydrogen combustion for energy conversion are toensure operational safety of the process and to reduce its complexityand cost.

Combustion of said H2 and said O2 at stoichiometry produces ahigh-temperature flame which results in steam and unburnt gasses. Thisunique property of hydrogen oxygen combustion can be used to generatesteam by mixing the hot combustion resultant with said water or steam toregulate the resultant steam temperature as desired.

A device which burns H2 and/or O2 at stoichiometry for steam generation,described as an “aphodid burner,” was patented in 1967 by Oklahoma StateUniversity. Several papers were written about it in the early 1970s. TheGerman Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Institute of CombustionAerothermics Reactivity and Environment (ICARE) in France collaboratedto study several configurations of hydrogen-oxygen combustion-basedsteam generators for power generation. These used several differentconfigurations of said water injection into the steam generators. TheDLR and ICARE have also collaborated to design and patent a steamgenerator for sterilization purposes in the pharmaceutical industry.

Several thermodynamic cycle models were proposed after the invention ofhydrogen-oxygen combustion-based steam generators. Models of H2 and/orO2 combustion for power generation are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos.3,459,953, 4,148,185, 5,331,806, 5,644,911, 5,687,559, 5,775,091,5,782,081, 5,809,768, 6,021,569, 6,263,568 B1, 6,282,883 B1, 7,546,732B2, 8,169,101 B2, 20050223711 A1, 20043435 A1, 20314878 A1, 20175638 A1.However, the current patent application presents a different and uniquedesign.

Further, these references are cited in the examination of the parentapplication: Uematsu U.S. Pat. No. 5,809,768 in view of Huber U.S. Pat.No. 5,644,911; Knapp 2006/0185347; Pronske 2011/0126549; and Sato U.S.Pat. No. 5,687,559.

Uematsu, '768, describes a hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured toconvert heat into mechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2. Thehydrogen hybrid cycle system comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, acombustion chamber, a first steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heatrecovery steam generator and a water pump. Sato, '559, describes about ahydrogen-oxygen combustion turbine plant having an improved thermalefficiency and capable of being designed in a flexible manner. The plantconsist of a compressor, a water injection device, a condenser, a gasturbine, a Second turbine, a third turbine and the combustion chamber.

Comparing these references highlights the advancements of the currentsystem. Uematsu does not use a steam compressor whereas Sato uses asteam compressor. Uematsu uses a gas turbine assembly which might havemultiple stage and multiple axis, whereas Sato uses a gas turbine whichmight have multiple stage and multiple axis and additionally uses twomore gas turbine. Likewise, Uematsu uses one heat recovery steamgenerator, which can extract the heat from the gas turbine exhaust andgenerate cooling steam, whereas Sato refers to multiple heat exchangercatering to different turbine assembly.

Unlike Uematsu and Sato, the current system does not compress fluidsbetween points. Uematsu uses a compressor instead of using steam in theturbine set. Steam compressors are not thermodynamically efficient. Asis known in the art, gas systems require air to be compressed. Thecurrent system, however, eliminates a compressor and sees up to a 100%jump in efficiency. The claims of this continuation call on thisdistinction to differentiate itself from the prior art.

For reasons outlined below, these references are not seen whether takensingularly or in combination, to describe the instant disclosure asclaimed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured to convert heat intomechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, a combustion chamber, afirst steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heat recovery steamgenerator and a water pump. Said H2 source provides said H2 to saidcombustion chamber. Said O2 source provides said O2 to said combustionchamber. Said combustion chamber burns portions of said H2 and said O2.Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system burns said H2 and said O2 at or nearstoichiometry in said combustion chamber. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem cools said combustion chamber with at least one of a coolingsteam and a water. Said combustion chamber creates a generated steam.Said generated steam turns said first steam injected gas turbine. Saidfirst steam injected gas turbine is coupled said load.

A power generation method for producing useful work through saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system includes following stages, or components: acombustion step, a steam generation step, a driving turbine step, agenerating power step, a generating cooling steam step and a coolingstream for combustion step. Said combustion step comprises receivingsaid H2 in said combustion chamber, receiving said O2 in said combustionchamber, and burning portions of said H2 and said O2 in said combustionchamber. Said steam generation step comprises cooling said combustionchamber with said cooling steam and said water, and generating saidgenerated steam. Said driving turbine step comprises driving said firststeam injected gas turbine with said generated steam. Said generatingpower step comprises generating said cooling steam with said heatrecovery steam generator, and delivering said cooling steam from saidheat recovery steam generator to said combustion chamber through one ormore cooling steam passages. Said generating cooling steam stepcomprises cooling said combustion chamber with said cooling steam. Saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system comprises said H2 source, said O2 source,said combustion chamber, said first steam injected gas turbine, saidheat recovery steam generator, said water pump, and said load. Said H2source provides said H2 to said combustion chamber. Said O2 sourceprovides said O2 to said combustion chamber. Said combustion chamberburns portions of said H2 and said O2. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle systemburns said H2 and said O2 at or near stoichiometry in said combustionchamber. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system cools said combustion chamberwith said cooling steam and said water. Said combustion chamber createssaid generated steam. Said first steam injected gas turbine is coupledwith said load. Said combustion chamber receives said H2 from said H2source through a H2 passage, said O2 from said O2 source through an O2passage, said water from a water reservoir through a water reservoirpassage, and said cooling steam from said heat recovery steam generatorthrough a steam passage.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 illustrates block diagram view of a hydrogen hybrid cycle system100.

FIG. 2 illustrates block diagram view of a hydrogen hybrid cycle system100.

FIG. 3 illustrates block diagram view of a hydrogen hybrid cycle system100.

FIG. 4 illustrates block diagram view of a detailed cycle system 200.

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart view of a power generation method 500.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 illustrates block diagram view of a hydrogen hybrid cycle system100.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can comprise aH2 source 102, an O2 source 104, a combustion chamber 106, a first steaminjected gas turbine 108, a load 110, a heat recovery steam generator112, a deaerator 114, a water reservoir 116, a water pump 118, a steampassage 126, a generated steam passage 128, a turbine exit steam passage130, a residual steam passage 132, an unburnt gas vent passage 134, awater reservoir passage 136, a bleed water passage 138, a second waterpassage 140, a H2 142, an O2 144, a cooling steam 146, a water 148, apressurized water 150, a generated steam 152, a residual steam 154, ahydrogen pump 156, an oxygen pump 158, a water to heat recovery steamgenerator passage 160, an unburnt gas 162 and a turbine exit steam 164.

In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 can comprise a low tempcooling steam 146 a, a medium temp cooling steam 146 b and a high tempcooling steam 146 c.

Note that the simplified block diagram represents a minimalistic versionof said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100. Many of the elementsillustrated in FIG. 1 are described and illustrated in more detailbelow.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can comprisesaid H2 source 102, said O2 source 104, said combustion chamber 106,said first steam injected gas turbine 108, said heat recovery steamgenerator 112, said deaerator 114, said water reservoir 116 and saidwater pump 118.

In one embodiment, said H2 source 102 can be hydrogen in gaseous phasestored under pressure in gas cylinders, or containers. Said H2 source102 can comprise hydrogen stored in large scale in geological storage.Said H2 source 102 can comprise hydrogen stored in indirect form, i.e.,metal hydrides. Said H2 source 102 can comprise hydrogen from industrialprocesses. Said H2 source 102 can comprise hydrogen stored in liquidphase.

In one embodiment, said H2 source 102 can comprise a hydrogen comprisingan impurity ratio. Said impurity ratio comprises an industrial standardof ninety-nine-point nine percent pure hydrogen; wherein, said hydrogenhybrid cycle system can be configured to accommodate said impurity ratiobeing below said industrial standard depending on a final temperature, apressure, a quality and a usage of a generated steam by a combustionchamber. In another embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100can accommodate some impurities in said H2 source 102, depending on thefinal temperature and pressure of said generated steam 152 and thetolerance of said first steam injected gas turbine 108 towardsimpurities.

In one embodiment, said H2 source 102 can supply said H2 142 underpressure to said combustion chamber 106. Where said H2 source 102comprises a low-pressure, said hydrogen pump 156 can be used to attainnecessary pressure of said H2 142 for operation before entering saidcombustion chamber 106.

Said H2 source 102 is fed into said combustion chamber 106 through a H2passage 120.

In one embodiment, said O2 source 104 can be said O2 144 in gaseousphase stored under pressure in gas cylinders, or containers. Said O2source 104 can comprise oxygen stored in large scale in geologicalstorage. Said O2 source 104 can comprise oxygen from industrialprocesses. Said O2 source 104 can comprise oxygen stored in liquidphase. Said O2 source 104 can comprise an oxygen purity which cancomprise an industrial grade. In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybridcycle system 100 can accommodate some impurities depending on the finaltemperature and pressure of said generated steam 152 and the toleranceof said first steam injected gas turbine 108 towards impurities.

In one embodiment, said O2 source 104 will supply said O2 144 underpressure to said combustion chamber 106. If said O2 source 104 compriseslow-pressure oxygen, said oxygen pump 158 can be used to attain thenecessary pressure of oxygen for operation before entering saidcombustion chamber 106.

In one embodiment, said O2 144 can be fed into said combustion chamber106 through an O2 passage 122.

In one embodiment, said water reservoir 116 contains said water 148being demineralized with additives in accordance with industrialstandards or requirements for said first steam injected gas turbine 108and/or said heat recovery steam generator 112.

In one embodiment, said water 148 is pumped into said combustion chamber106 through said second water passage 140 and a first water passage 124,as illustrated.

In one embodiment, said heat recovery steam generator 112 creates saidcooling steam 146. In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 isdelivered to said combustion chamber 106 through said steam passage 126.

In one embodiment, said combustion chamber 106 receives said H2 142,said O2 144, said cooling steam 146, said pressurized water 150 and saidgenerated steam 152.

In one embodiment, said combustion chamber 106 is configured to: (1)burn said H2 142 and said O2 144 at or near stoichiometry, (2) includesaid cooling steam 146 and said pressurized water 150 and/or a mixtureof both as a coolant. In one embodiment, inclusion of said pressurizedwater 150 and/or said cooling steam 146 can be selected depending on aconfiguration of said combustion chamber 106 and availability of saidpressurized water 150 or said cooling steam 146.

The temperature of said generated steam 152, created by said combustionchamber 106, depends on a flow and temperature of said pressurized water150 and said cooling steam 146 entering said combustion chamber 106.

Said combustion chamber 106 can utilize any suitable type of combustionstrategy, depending on the application and operational circumstances.

In one embodiment, said first steam injected gas turbine 108 receivessaid generated steam 152 through said generated steam passage 128.

In one embodiment, said generated steam 152 can selectively turn one ormore turbines in said first steam injected gas turbine 108, andconsequently produces useful outputs, such as electricity, as is knownin the art.

In one embodiment, said turbine exit steam 164 reaches said heatrecovery steam generator 112 through said turbine exit steam passage130.

In one embodiment, said turbine exit steam 164 can be low in pressure,but high in temperature; wherein, energy which is found in said turbineexit steam 164 can be harnessed in said heat recovery steam generator112 and used to convert said pressurized water 150 into said coolingsteam 146. In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 can behigh-pressure. In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 and saidresidual steam 154 do not commingle with each other.

In one embodiment, said residual steam 154 can comprise condensate fromsaid heat recovery steam generator 112. Said condensate can reach saiddeaerator 114 through said residual steam passage 132. Said unburnt gas162 are separated in said deaerator 114 and safely released into theatmosphere through said unburnt gas vent passage 134. Said water 148 canthen be collected and stored in said water reservoir 116.

In one embodiment, said water 148 from said deaerator 114 can reach saidwater reservoir 116 through said water reservoir passage 136.

In one embodiment, said water reservoir 116 can be configured to storesaid water 148 for reuse in said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100.Depending on the needs of an installation of said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem 100, portions of said water 148 can exit said water reservoir 116through said bleed water passage 138 and be used for additionalpurposes, including drinking, agriculture, or industrial processes.

In one embodiment, said water pump 118 can pump said water 148 from saidwater reservoir 116. Said pressurized water 150 can be divided and thenfed into said heat recovery steam generator 112 and said combustionchamber 106 through said water to heat recovery steam generator passage160 and said first water passage 124, respectively.

In one embodiment, pressure loss (in said combustion chamber 106, saidfirst steam injected gas turbine 108 and said heat recovery steamgenerator 112), along with the maximum working pressure of steam in saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can be used to determine a pressure ofsaid pressurized water 150 to be delivered from said water pump 118.

In one embodiment, pressure loss in said heat recovery steam generator112, said first water passage 124, said steam passage 126 and said waterto heat recovery steam generator passage 160, along with the maximumworking pressure of steam in said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 canbe used to determine a pressure of said pressurized water 150 to bedelivered from said water pump 118.

In one embodiment, said water 148 that enters said heat recovery steamgenerator 112 can be converted into said cooling steam 146 (which cancomprise high-pressure) by transferring heat from said turbine exitsteam 164 (which can comprise low-pressure, high temperature). In oneembodiment, said cooling steam 146 from said heat recovery steamgenerator 112 can be fed into said combustion chamber 106 through saidsteam passage 126.

FIG. 2 illustrates block diagram view of said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem 100.

In one embodiment, a pressurized water streams 206 can comprise a firstpressurized water stream 206 a and a second pressurized water stream 206b.

In one embodiment, a feed water cooler 204 can comprise feed said water148 to a feed water to feed water cooler input passage 214 and a feedwater to feed water cooler output passage 216.

In one embodiment, a multi-temperature cooling steams 210 can comprise afirst temperature cooling steam 210 a, a second temperature coolingsteam 210 b and a third temperature cooling steam 210 c.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can comprisesaid feed water cooler 204 and a multi-stage turbines 208.

In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 can comprise saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 and a mixed steam water 212.

In one embodiment, said water 148 can comprise a steam water mixer 202and said pressurized water streams 206.

a Detailed cycle system 200 can comprise a more detailed version of saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system 100.

In one embodiment, said detailed cycle system 200 can comprise said heatrecovery steam generator 112, said steam water mixer 202, said feedwater cooler 204 and said multi-stage turbines 208. Said heat recoverysteam generator 112 in said detailed cycle system 200 can comprise amulti-temperature, elevated pressure configuration.

In one embodiment, said heat recovery steam generator 112 can deliversaid multi-temperature cooling steams 210 which can comprise saidcooling steam 146 at two or more different temperatures. In oneembodiment, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 can be configuredto maximize heat recovery from said turbine exit steam 164. In oneembodiment, said turbine exit steam 164 can comprise low-pressure,high-temperature steam.

In one embodiment, said heat recovery steam generator 112 can alsoproduce variable-pressure, variable-temperature steam, if it is requiredby said combustion chamber 106 to increase performance and flexibilityof said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 to integrate different tasks.In one embodiment, a plurality of said water pump 118 can be added tosaid hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 to regulate different pressures insaid multi-temperature cooling steams 210.

In one embodiment, said feed water cooler 204 can be optional. In oneembodiment, said feed water cooler 204 can be installed to cool saidwater 148 before being pumped by said water pump 118 to operate saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 at optimum efficiency.

Said water 148 from said water reservoir 116 can enter said feed watercooler 204 using said feed water to feed water cooler input passage 214and can exit using said feed water to feed water cooler output passage216. Said feed water to feed water cooler input passage 214 can capturea portion of said water 148 flowing through said second water passage140. Said feed water to feed water cooler output passage 216 can returna portion of said water 148 back to said second water passage 140 afterpassing through said feed water cooler 204.

In one embodiment, said feed water cooler 204 can be air-cooled,water-cooled, hydrogen cooled, oxygen cooled, or a combination ofdifferent coolants depending on the location, availability of resourcesand temperature difference of said feed water to feed water cooler inputpassage 214 and said feed water to feed water cooler output passage 216.

In one embodiment, said H2 142 and said O2 144 enter said combustionchamber 106. A flowrate of said H2 142 and said O2 144 are measured andregulated to attain a stoichiometry or near-stoichiometry ratio. Said H2142 and said O2 144 can be injected into said combustion chamber 106 andsafely ignited. A flame resulting from burning said H2 142 and said O2144 can result in a steam and an energy released in the form of veryhigh temperature heat.

In one embodiment, cooling said generated steam 152, said hydrogenhybrid cycle system 100 is provided with said pressurized water 150,said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 and said mixed steam water 212which can be injected into said combustion chamber 106.

In one embodiment, a flame resulting from burning said H2 142 and saidO2 144 at stoichiometry or near-stoichiometry ratio can result in asteam and an energy released in the form of very high temperature heat,in order to reduce very high temperature heat generated coolingarrangements are available. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100cooling system is provided with said pressurized water 150, saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 and said mixed steam water 212which can be injected into said combustion chamber 106 to generate saidgenerated steam 152.

In one embodiment, a temperature of said generated steam 152 can dependon a flow rate, temperature and pressure of the inputs of saidcombustion chamber 106 (such as said H2 142, said O2 144, saidpressurized water 150, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 andsaid mixed steam water 212). said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 cancomprise a controller and a plurality of sensors for measuring suchinputs.

In one embodiment, said combustion chamber 106 can be configured tominimize hot spots in said unburnt gas 162 in said residual steam 154.It can also be designed to handle said multi-temperature cooling steams210.

In one embodiment, said turbine exit steam 164 can be very hot; wherein,said heat recovery steam generator 112 can harness waste energy andthereby convert said pressurized water 150 into said cooling steam 146or said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 depending on theconfiguration.

Said steam water mixer 202 can be used to mix said cooling steam 146,said pressurized water 150 and said multi-temperature cooling steams 210to increase combustion and mixing efficiency at said combustion chamber106. Said steam water mixer 202 can be configured to control portions ofsaid cooling steam 146, said pressurized water 150 and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 to be included in said mixed steamwater 212. Said steam water mixer 202 can be configured to optimizetemperature, pressure and flow rate of said multi-temperature coolingsteams 210 from said heat recovery steam generator 112.

FIG. 3 illustrates block diagram view of said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem 100.

In one embodiment, one or more cooling steam passages 302 can comprise afirst cooling steam passage 302 a, a second cooling steam passage 302 band a third cooling steam passage 302 c.

In one embodiment, one or more steam to steam water mixer passages 306can comprise a first steam to steam water mixer passage 306 a, a secondsteam to steam water mixer passage 306 b and a third steam to steamwater mixer passage 306 c.

In one embodiment, said detailed cycle system 200 can comprise a waterpassage 304, said one or more steam to steam water mixer passages 306and a mixed steam water passage 308.

In one embodiment, said cooling steam 146 can comprise said one or morecooling steam passages 302.

In one embodiment, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 cancomprise said low temp cooling steam 146 a, said medium temp coolingsteam 146 b and said high temp cooling steam 146 c.

In one embodiment, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 can bepassed to said combustion chamber 106 using said one or more coolingsteam passages 302; namely, said low temp cooling steam 146 a using saidfirst cooling steam passage 302 a, said medium temp cooling steam 146 busing said second cooling steam passage 302 b, and said third coolingsteam passage 302 c using said high temp cooling steam 146 c.

In one embodiment, said low temp cooling steam 146 a can comprise a lowtemperature, said medium temp cooling steam 146 b can comprise anintermediate temperature and said high temp cooling steam 146 c cancomprise a high temperature, as compared with one another.

In one embodiment, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 can beadjusted, with regard to temperature and flow rate, depending on theoptimum design and heat extraction rate of said heat recovery steamgenerator 112, and can vary according to conditions of said load 110.

In one embodiment, to increase the operational performance of saidcombustion chamber 106, said multi-temperature cooling steams 210 can bemixed with said pressurized water 150 in said steam water mixer 202prior to entering said combustion chamber 106. Said first temperaturecooling steam 210 a can be selectively delivered to said steam watermixer 202 through said one or more steam to steam water mixer passages306; namely, said low temp cooling steam 146 a using said first steam tosteam water mixer passage 306 a, said medium temp cooling steam 146 busing said second steam to steam water mixer passage 306 b, and saidhigh temp cooling steam 146 c using said third steam to steam watermixer passage 306 c. Likewise, a portion of said pressurized water 150can be delivered to said steam water mixer 202 through said waterpassage 304.

In one embodiment, said pressurized water 150 can be misted and/orvaporized in said steam water mixer 202 to form said mixed steam water212. Said mixed steam water 212 can increase a thermal efficiency of acombustion process and reduce hotspots through more uniform mixing ofsaid multi-temperature cooling steams 210 and said pressurized water 150into said mixed steam water 212 and the combustion product in saidcombustion chamber 106.

In one embodiment, said steam water mixer 202 can be configured touniformly mix said cooling steam 146 and said pressurized water 150, andthereby reduce cold spots in said mixed steam water 212 entering saidcombustion chamber 106. Said mixed steam water 212 can enter saidcombustion chamber 106 through said mixed steam water passage 308.

In one embodiment, a portion of said multi-temperature cooling steams210 can pass directly into said combustion chamber 106 through said oneor more cooling steam passages 302, and a remaining portion of saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 can pass through said one or moresteam to steam water mixer passages 306 into said steam water mixer 202.

In one embodiment, the amount of said pressurized water 150 and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 entering said steam water mixer 202depends on the flow rates, temperature and pressure of said pressurizedwater 150 and said multi-temperature cooling steams 210.

In one embodiment, the portions of said pressurized water 150 and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams 210 entering said combustion chamber106 and said steam water mixer 202 is optimized depending to variousoperational parameters in said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 to meetrequirements of said combustion chamber 106 with regards to safe andefficient operation at maximized cycle performance

FIG. 4 illustrates block diagram view of a said detailed cycle system200.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can comprise areheated steam 410, a reduced steam 412 and a bypass steam passage 414.

In one embodiment, said multi-stage turbines 208 can comprise said firststeam injected gas turbine 108, a passage 402, a reheat steam passage404, and a reduced steam to combustion chamber passage 408.

In one embodiment, can comprise said multi-stage turbines 208.

Said multi-stage turbines 208 can comprise said first steam injected gasturbine 108 and a second steam injected gas turbine 416.

In one embodiment, said reduced steam 412 can comprise a steam inbetween stages. Said reduced steam 412 can be bled and reheated in saidcombustion chamber 106 to said reheated steam 410, and then reinjectedinto said multi-stage turbines 208, to increase output and efficiency ofoperation of said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100.

In one embodiment, said multi-stage turbines 208 can receive saidgenerated steam 152 (which can comprise high-pressure, high-temperaturesteam) from said combustion chamber 106 through said generated steampassage 128. Said generated steam 152 can then be reduced to a specifiedpressure and temperature, and re-fed into said combustion chamber 106through said reduced steam to combustion chamber passage 408 as saidreduced steam 412. Said reduced steam 412 can be injected back into saidcombustion chamber 106 for reheating and become said reheated steam 410which passes through said passage 402 from said combustion chamber 106.Said reheated steam 410 (intermediate pressure high temperature steam)can be injected into said multi-stage turbines 208 at said second steaminjected gas turbine 416 through said reheat steam passage 404. In oneembodiment, for operational flexibility in different configurations andloading conditions, said reduced steam 412 can bypass reheating in saidcombustion chamber 106 be injected directly into said second steaminjected gas turbine 416 through said bypass steam passage 414.

In summary, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can form forms asimple closed loop system with higher operating efficiency and lowercapital cost than conventional designs. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem 100 can have the added benefit of zero operational pollution.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can be usefulfor power generation, in locomotives for propulsion, and in combinedheat and power applications.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can workalongside conventional burners in steam- or gas-turbine power plants togenerate power at reduced or zero pollution, provided that the hydrogenis generated from or through renewable energy sources. Said hydrogenhybrid cycle system 100 can also be accommodated in a conventional coalor gas turbine or nuclear power plant with minor changes to generateelectricity with reduced pollution and increased efficiency.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can work alongwith a steam engine, steam- turbine, gas-turbine, or electric hybridengine. It can completely replace gasoline, diesel, oil or gas enginesin trucks, trains, submarines, ships, tanks etc. to increase efficiencyat reduced or zero pollution, provided that the hydrogen is generatedfrom or through renewable energy sources.

In one embodiment, said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 can be usefulfor both power generation and heat energy utilization. One such example,but not limited to this, is cane sugar production, in which saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 is used to generate electric power. Theexhaust steam from the turbine can be used in industrial processing ofcane sugar before or after being used in said heat recovery steamgenerator 112.

While the invention has been shown in only one of its forms, it is notthus limited but is flexible to various configurations and modificationswithout departing from the spirit thereof. In one alternative version,said cooling steam 146 by said combustion chamber 106 can be used invarious industrial processes before or after being injected into saidheat recovery steam generator 112. Possible industrial uses includeconventional power plants, sugar production, and paper production

FIG. 5 illustrates a flow chart view of a power generation method 500.

In one embodiment, said power generation method 500 can comprise acombustion step 502, a steam generation step 504, a driving turbine step506, a generating power step 508, a generating cooling steam step 510and a cooling stream for combustion step 512.

In one embodiment, said power generation method 500 can comprise thesteps for implementing said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100 and saiddetailed cycle system 200, as discussed above

Various changes in the details of the illustrated operational methodsare possible without departing from the scope of the following claims.Some embodiments may combine the activities described herein as beingseparate steps. Similarly, one or more of the described steps may beomitted, depending upon the specific operational environment the methodis being implemented in. It is to be understood that the abovedescription is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Forexample, the above-described embodiments may be used in combination witheach other. Many other embodiments will be apparent to those of skill inthe art upon reviewing the above description. The scope of the inventionshould, therefore, be determined with reference to the appended claims,along with the full scope of equivalents to which such claims areentitled. In the appended claims, the terms “including” and “in which”are used as the plain-English equivalents of the respective terms“comprising” and “wherein.

Parts List:

said hydrogen hybrid cycle system 100,

Said H2 source 102,

Said O2 source 104,

Said combustion chamber 106,

Said first steam injected gas turbine 108,

Said load 110,

Said heat recovery steam generator 112,

Said deaerator 114,

Said water reservoir 116,

Said water pump 118,

Said steam passage 126,

Said generated steam passage 128,

Said turbine exit steam passage 130,

Said residual steam passage 132,

Said unburnt gas vent passage 134,

Said water reservoir passage 136,

Said bleed water passage 138,

Said second water passage 140,

Said H2 142,

Said O2 144,

Said cooling steam 146,

Said water 148,

Said pressurized water 150,

Said generated steam 152,

Said residual steam 154,

Said hydrogen pump 156,

Said oxygen pump 158,

Said water to heat recovery steam generator passage 160,

Said unburnt gas 162,

Said turbine exit steam 164,

Said low temp cooling steam 146 a,

Said medium temp cooling steam 146 b,

Said high temp cooling steam 146 c,

Said H2 passage 120,

Said O2 passage 122,

Said first water passage 124,

Said pressurized water streams 206,

Said first pressurized water stream 206 a,

Said second pressurized water stream 206 b,

Said feed water cooler 204,

Said feed water to feed water cooler input passage 214,

Said feed water to feed water cooler output passage 216,

Said multi-temperature cooling steams 210,

Said first temperature cooling steam 210 a,

Said second temperature cooling steam 210 b,

Said third temperature cooling steam 210 c,

Said multi-stage turbines 208,

Said mixed steam water 212,

Said steam water mixer 202,

Said detailed cycle system 200,

Said one or more cooling steam passages 302,

Said first cooling steam passage 302 a,

Said second cooling steam passage 302 b,

Said third cooling steam passage 302 c,

Said one or more steam to steam water mixer passages 306,

Said first steam to steam water mixer passage 306 a,

Said second steam to steam water mixer passage 306 b,

Said third steam to steam water mixer passage 306 c,

Said water passage 304,

Said mixed steam water passage 308,

Said reheated steam 410,

Said reduced steam 412,

Said bypass steam passage 414,

Said passage 402,

Said reheat steam passage 404,

Said reduced steam to combustion chamber passage 408,

Said second steam injected gas turbine 416,

Said power generation method 500,

Said combustion step 502,

Said steam generation step 504,

Said driving turbine step 506,

Said generating power step 508,

Said generating cooling steam step 510, and

said cooling stream for combustion step 512.

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A hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured to convert heat intomechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, a combustion chamber, afirst steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heat recovery steamgenerator and a water pump. Said H2 source provides said H2 to saidcombustion chamber. Said O2 source provides said O2 to said combustionchamber. Said combustion chamber burns portions of said H2 and saidO2.Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system burns said H2 and said O2 at ornear stoichiometry in said combustion chamber. Said hydrogen hybridcycle system cools said combustion chamber with at least one of acooling steam and a water. Said combustion chamber creates a generatedsteam. Said generated steam turns said first steam injected gas turbine.Said first steam injected gas turbine can be coupled said load.

A hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured to convert heat intomechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, a combustion chamber, afirst steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heat recovery steamgenerator and a water pump. Said H2 source provides said H2 to saidcombustion chamber. Said O2 source provides said O2 to said combustionchamber. Said combustion chamber burns portions of said H2 and said O2.Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system burns said H2 and said O2 at or nearstoichiometry in said combustion chamber. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem cools said combustion chamber with at least one of a coolingsteam and a water. Said combustion chamber creates a generated steam.Said generated steam turns said first steam injected gas turbine. Saidfirst steam injected gas turbine can be coupled said load.

Said H2 source comprises liquid hydrogen or hydrogen stored in gaseousphase under high pressure or at ambient pressure. Said H2 can be storedin a containment selected among cylinders, geological storage, indirectform, or as a byproduct of industrial process. Said hydrogen hybridcycle system further comprises a hydrogen pump. Said hydrogen pump canbe configured to deliver low pressure H2 as a gaseous phase at thenecessary elevated pressure for operation before it enters saidcombustion chamber. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprisesan hydrogen vaporizer. Said hydrogen pump and said hydrogen vaporizerproduce gaseous hydrogen from liquid hydrogen at a necessary pressurefor operation before it enters said combustion chamber.

Said H2 comprises an impurity ratio. Said impurity ratio comprises anindustrial standard of 99.9% pure hydrogen. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem can be configured to accommodate said impurity ratio being belowsaid industrial standard depending on a final temperature, a pressure, aquality and a usage of a generated steam by said combustion chamber.

Said O2 source comprises liquid oxygen or oxygen stored in gaseous phaseunder high pressure or at ambient pressure. Said O2 can be stored in acontainment selected among cylinders, geological storage, indirect form,or as a byproduct of industrial process. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem further comprises an oxygen pump. Said oxygen pump can beconfigured to deliver low pressure O2 as a gaseous phase at thenecessary elevated pressure for operation before it enters saidcombustion chamber. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprisesan oxygen vaporizer. Said oxygen pump and said oxygen vaporizer producegaseous oxygen from liquid oxygen at a necessary pressure for operationbefore it enters said combustion chamber.

Said O2 comprises an impurity ratio. Said impurity ratio comprises anindustrial standard of ninety-nine point nine percent pure oxygen. Saidimpurity ratio comprises an industrial grade. Said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem can be configured to accommodate said impurity ratio being belowsaid industrial standard.

A water reservoir stores said water. Said water can be demineralizedwith chemical additives.

Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprising a feed watercooler. Said feed water cooler comprising a feed water to feed watercooler input passage, and a feed water to feed water cooler outputpassage. A water reservoir feeds said water to said water pump through asecond water passage. Said feed water to feed water cooler input passagepulls a portion of said water out of a second water passage. Said feedwater cooler cools a portion of said water. Said feed water to feedwater cooler output passage returns a portion of said water back intosaid second water passage.

Said feed water cooler comprises a cooling equipment selected from amongair cooling, and hydrogen cooling. Said feed water cooler can beconfigured to optimize a temperature of said water to optimize saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system.

Said combustion chamber receives: said H2 from said H2 source through aH2 passage, said O2 from said O2 source through an O2 passage, saidwater from a water reservoir through a second water passage, and saidcooling steam from said heat recovery steam generator through a steampassage.

Said combustion chamber can be configured to burn said H2 and said O2with said pressurized water and said cooling steam.

Said heat recovery steam generator can be configured to generate amulti-temperature cooling steams at multi-temperatures. Saidmulti-temperature cooling steams can be delivered from said heatrecovery steam generator to said combustion chamber through one or morecooling steam passages. Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system furthercomprises a steam water mixer configured for: receiving a portion ofsaid multi-temperature cooling steams and said pressurized water, mixingsaid multi-temperature cooling steams and said pressurized water tocreate a mixed steam water, and delivering said mixed steam water intosaid combustion chamber through a mixed steam passage.

Said first steam injected gas turbine comprises one among a multi-stageturbines. Said multi-stage turbines comprises said first steam injectedgas turbine, a second steam injected gas turbine, and a bypass steampassage. Said multi-stage turbines receives said generated steam fromsaid combustion chamber into said first steam injected gas turbine andgenerates a reduced steam and powers said load. Said multi-stageturbines receives a reheated steam from said combustion chamber througha passage. Said reheated steam can be fed into said second steaminjected gas turbine and can be converted into a turbine exit steam.Said reduced steam can be reheated in said combustion chamber and comesout as said reheated steam. Said reduced steam can be configured toincrease a power output of said multi-stage turbines. For operationalflexibility in different configurations and loading conditions, saidreduced steam can bypass the re-heater in said combustion chamber and beinjected directly into said second steam injected gas turbine throughsaid bypass steam passage.

Said multi-stage turbines can be configured to reinject a portion ofsaid reduced steam into said second steam injected gas turbine throughsaid bypass steam passage.

Said heat recovery steam generator receives a turbine exit steam througha turbine exit steam passage. Said turbine exit steam from saidmulti-stage turbines can be harnessed in said heat recovery steamgenerator and used to convert said pressurized water into said coolingsteam or a multi-temperature cooling steams. Said heat recovery steamgenerator can be configured to produce a multi-temperature coolingsteams. Said multi-temperature cooling steams configured to increaseheat recovery rate and cycle efficiency of said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem. Said multi-temperature cooling steams comprises a low tempcooling steam, a medium temp cooling steam and a high temp coolingsteam, as compared to one another, respectively. A portion of saidmulti-temperature cooling steams can be delivered to said combustionchamber through said one or more cooling steam passages. A remainingportion of said multi-temperature cooling steams can be delivered to asteam water mixer through one or more steam to steam water mixerpassages.

Said heat recovery steam generator receives said pressurized water and aturbine exit steam. Said heat recovery steam generator generates saidcooling steam from said pressurized water and heat from said turbineexit steam. Said heat recovery steam generator creates a residual steamfrom said turbine exit steam. Said turbine exit steam and saidpressurized water do not commingle with each other in said heat recoverysteam generator.

Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system comprises a deaerator, an unburnt gasvent passage, and a water reservoir passage. Said deaerator receives aresidual steam from said heat recovery steam generator through apassage. Said residual steam comprises condensate. An unburnt gas can bereleased from said deaerator into an atmosphere through said unburnt gasvent passage. Said deaerator delivers a portion of said water to a waterreservoir through said water reservoir passage.

Said hydrogen hybrid cycle system comprises said water pump, a firstwater passage, a second water passage and a water to heat recovery steamgenerator passage. Said water can be pumped out of a water reservoirthrough said second water passage and into said water pump. Said watercan be converted into a pressurized water in said water pump. Said heatrecovery steam generator produces a multi-temperature cooling steams.Said water pump comprises a plurality of pumps configured to pump saidwater into said heat recovery steam generator at a desired pressure.

A steam water mixer receives said pressurized water from said water pumpthrough a third water passage and a multi-temperature cooling steamsfrom said heat recovery steam generator through one or more steam tomixer passages. Said multi-temperature cooling steams and saidpressurized water can be mixed together by said steam water mixer intosaid mixed steam water. Said steam water mixer mists a portion of saidpressurized water. Said steam water mixer vaporizes a portion of saidpressurized water. Said mixed steam water can be delivered into saidcombustion chamber through said mixed steam passage. A portion of saidwater to heat recovery steam generator passage and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams entering said combustion chamber andsaid steam water mixer can be optimized to operate said hydrogen hybridcycle system at maximized cycle performance. A portion of said water toheat recovery steam generator passage and said multi-temperature coolingsteams entering said combustion chamber and said steam water mixer canbe optimized depending on safe and efficient operation of said hydrogenhybrid cycle system. A portion of said water to heat recovery steamgenerator passage and said multi-temperature cooling steams enteringsaid combustion chamber and said steam water mixer can be optimizeddepending on operational parameters in said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem.

Said load can be selected from among an AC generator, a DC generator, atransmission drive, one or more pumps, one or more compressors, alocomotive, and one or more mechanical rotational loads.

1. A hydrogen hybrid cycle system configured to convert heat intomechanical work by burning a H2 and an O2, wherein: said hydrogen hybridcycle system comprises a H2 source, an O2 source, a combustion chamber,a first steam injected gas turbine, a load, a heat recovery steamgenerator and a water pump; said H2 source provides said H2 to saidcombustion chamber; said O2 source provides said O2 to said combustionchamber; said combustion chamber burns portions of said H2 and said O2;said hydrogen hybrid cycle system burns said H2 and said O2 at or nearstoichiometry in said combustion chamber; said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem cools said combustion chamber with at least one of a coolingsteam and a water; said combustion chamber creates a generated steam;said water pump is used without a compressor to increase efficiency byusing steam in said turbine set; said generated steam turns said firststeam injected gas turbine; and said first steam injected gas turbine iscoupled with said load.
 2. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim1, wherein: said H2 source comprises liquid hydrogen or hydrogen storedin gaseous phase under high pressure or at an ambient pressure; said H2is stored in a containment selected among cylinders, geological storage,indirect form, or as a byproduct of industrial process; said hydrogenhybrid cycle system further comprises a hydrogen pump; said hydrogenpump is configured to deliver low pressure H2 as a gaseous phase at thenecessary elevated pressure for operation before it enters saidcombustion chamber; said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprisesan hydrogen vaporizer; and said hydrogen pump and said hydrogenvaporizer produce gaseous hydrogen from liquid hydrogen at a necessarypressure for operation before it enters said combustion chamber.
 3. Thehydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said H2 comprises animpurity ratio; said impurity ratio comprises an industrial standard of99.9% pure hydrogen; and said hydrogen hybrid cycle system is configuredto accommodate said impurity ratio being below said industrial standarddepending on a final temperature, a pressure, a quality and a usage of agenerated steam by said combustion chamber.
 4. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 1, wherein: said O2 source comprises liquid oxygen oroxygen stored in gaseous phase under high pressure or at ambientpressure; said O2 is stored in a containment selected among cylinders,geological storage, indirect form, or as a byproduct of industrialprocess; said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprises an oxygenpump; said oxygen pump is configured to deliver low pressure O2 as agaseous phase at the necessary elevated pressure for operation before itenters said combustion chamber; said hydrogen hybrid cycle systemfurther comprises an oxygen vaporizer; and said oxygen pump and saidoxygen vaporizer produce gaseous oxygen from liquid oxygen at anecessary pressure for operation before it enters said combustionchamber.
 5. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: saidO2 comprises an impurity ratio; said impurity ratio comprises anindustrial standard of ninety-nine point nine percent pure oxygen; saidimpurity ratio comprises an industrial grade; and said hydrogen hybridcycle system is configured to accommodate said impurity ratio beingbelow said industrial standard.
 6. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system fromclaim 1, wherein: a water reservoir stores said water; and said water isdemineralized with chemical additives.
 7. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 1, wherein: said hydrogen hybrid cycle system furthercomprising a feed water cooler; said feed water cooler comprising a feedwater to feed water cooler input passage, and a feed water to feed watercooler output passage; a water reservoir feeds said water to said waterpump through a second water passage; said feed water to feed watercooler input passage pulls a portion of said water out of a second waterpassage; said feed water cooler cools a portion of said water; and saidfeed water to feed water cooler output passage returns a portion of saidwater back into said second water passage.
 8. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 7, wherein: said feed water cooler comprises a coolingequipment selected from among air cooling, and hydrogen cooling; andsaid feed water cooler is configured to optimize a temperature of saidwater to optimize said hydrogen hybrid cycle system.
 9. The hydrogenhybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said combustion chamberreceives: said H2 from said H2 source through a H2 passage, said O2 fromsaid O2 source through an O2 passage, said water from a water reservoirthrough a second water passage, and said cooling steam from said heatrecovery steam generator through a steam passage.
 10. The hydrogenhybrid cycle system from claim 11, wherein: said combustion chamber isconfigured to burn said H2 and said O2 with said pressurized water andsaid cooling steam.
 11. The hydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1,wherein: said heat recovery steam generator is configured to generate amulti-temperature cooling steams at multi-temperatures; saidmulti-temperature cooling steams are delivered from said heat recoverysteam generator to said combustion chamber through one or more coolingsteam passages; said hydrogen hybrid cycle system further comprises asteam water mixer configured for: receiving a portion of saidmulti-temperature cooling steams and said pressurized water, mixing saidmulti-temperature cooling steams and said pressurized water to create amixed steam water, and delivering said mixed steam water into saidcombustion chamber through a mixed steam passage.
 12. The hydrogenhybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said first steam injected gasturbine comprises one among a multi-stage turbines; said multi-stageturbines comprises said first steam injected gas turbine, a second steaminjected gas turbine, and a bypass steam passage; said multi-stageturbines receives said generated steam from said combustion chamber intosaid first steam injected gas turbine and generates a reduced steam andpowers said load; said multi-stage turbines receives a reheated steamfrom said combustion chamber through a passage; said reheated steam isfed into said second steam injected gas turbine and is converted into aturbine exit steam; said reduced steam is reheated in said combustionchamber and comes out as said reheated steam; said reduced steam isconfigured to increase a power output of said multi-stage turbines; andfor operational flexibility in different configurations and loadingconditions, said reduced steam can bypass the re-heater in saidcombustion chamber and be injected directly into said second steaminjected gas turbine through said bypass steam passage.
 13. The hydrogenhybrid cycle system from claim 12, wherein: said multi-stage turbinesare configured to reinject a portion of said reduced steam into saidsecond steam injected gas turbine through said bypass steam passage. 14.The hydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said heatrecovery steam generator receives a turbine exit steam through a turbineexit steam passage; said turbine exit steam from said multi-stageturbines is harnessed in said heat recovery steam generator and used toconvert said pressurized water into said cooling steam or amulti-temperature cooling steams; said heat recovery steam generator isconfigured to produce a multi-temperature cooling steams; saidmulti-temperature cooling steams configured to increase heat recoveryrate and cycle efficiency of said hydrogen hybrid cycle system; saidmulti-temperature cooling steams comprises a low temp cooling steam, amedium temp cooling steam and a high temp cooling steam, as compared toone another, respectively; a portion of said multi-temperature coolingsteams is delivered to said combustion chamber through said one or morecooling steam passages; and a remaining portion of saidmulti-temperature cooling steams is delivered to a steam water mixerthrough one or more steam to steam water mixer passages.
 15. Thehydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said heat recoverysteam generator receives said pressurized water and a turbine exitsteam; said heat recovery steam generator generates said cooling steamfrom said pressurized water and heat from said turbine exit steam; saidheat recovery steam generator creates a residual steam from said turbineexit steam; and said turbine exit steam and said pressurized water donot commingle with each other in said heat recovery steam generator. 16.The hydrogen hybrid cycle system from claim 1, wherein: said hydrogenhybrid cycle system comprises a deaerator, an unburnt gas vent passage,and a water reservoir passage; said deaerator receives a residual steamfrom said heat recovery steam generator through a passage; said residualsteam comprises condensate; an unburnt gas is released from saiddeaerator into an atmosphere through said unburnt gas vent passage; andsaid deaerator delivers a portion of said water to a water reservoirthrough said water reservoir passage.
 17. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 1, wherein: said hydrogen hybrid cycle systemcomprises said water pump, a first water passage, a second water passageand a water to heat recovery steam generator passage; said water ispumped out of a water reservoir through said second water passage andinto said water pump; said water is converted into a pressurized waterin said water pump; said heat recovery steam generator produces amulti-temperature cooling steams; and said water pump comprises aplurality of pumps configured to pump said water into said heat recoverysteam generator at a desired pressure.
 18. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 1, wherein: a steam water mixer receives saidpressurized water from said water pump through a third water passage anda multi-temperature cooling steams from said heat recovery steamgenerator through one or more steam to mixer passages; saidmulti-temperature cooling steams and said pressurized water are mixedtogether by said steam water mixer into said mixed steam water; saidsteam water mixer mists a portion of said pressurized water; said steamwater mixer vaporizes a portion of said pressurized water; said mixedsteam water is delivered into said combustion chamber through said mixedsteam passage; a portion of said water to heat recovery steam generatorpassage and said multi-temperature cooling steams entering saidcombustion chamber and said steam water mixer are optimized to operatesaid hydrogen hybrid cycle system at maximized cycle performance; aportion of said water to heat recovery steam generator passage and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams entering said combustion chamber andsaid steam water mixer are optimized depending on safe and efficientoperation of said hydrogen hybrid cycle system; and a portion of saidwater to heat recovery steam generator passage and saidmulti-temperature cooling steams entering said combustion chamber andsaid steam water mixer are optimized depending on operational parametersin said hydrogen hybrid cycle system.
 19. The hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem from claim 1, wherein: said load is selected from among an ACgenerator, a DC generator, a transmission drive, one or more pumps, oneor more compressors, a locomotive, and one or more mechanical rotationalloads.
 20. A power generation method for producing useful work through ahydrogen hybrid cycle system includes following stages, or components: acombustion step, a steam generation step, a driving turbine step, agenerating power step, a generating cooling steam step and a coolingstream for combustion step; said combustion step comprises receiving aH2 in a combustion chamber, receiving an O2 in said combustion chamber,and burning portions of said H2 and said O2 in said combustion chamber;said steam generation step comprises cooling said combustion chamberwith a cooling steam and a water, and generating a generated steam; saiddriving turbine step comprises driving a first steam injected gasturbine with said generated steam; said generating power step comprisesgenerating said cooling steam with a heat recovery steam generator, anddelivering said cooling steam from said heat recovery steam generator tosaid combustion chamber through one or more cooling steam passages; saidgenerating cooling steam step comprises cooling said combustion chamberwith said cooling steam; wherein, said hydrogen hybrid cycle systemcomprises a H2 source, an O2 source, said combustion chamber, said firststeam injected gas turbine, said heat recovery steam generator, a waterpump, and a load; said H2 source provides said H2 to said combustionchamber; said O2 source provides said O2 to said combustion chamber;said combustion chamber burns portions of said H2 and said O2; saidhydrogen hybrid cycle system burns said H2 and said O2 at or nearstoichiometry in said combustion chamber; said hydrogen hybrid cyclesystem cools said combustion chamber with said cooling steam and saidwater; said combustion chamber creates said generated steam; said firststeam injected gas turbine is coupled with said load; said water pump isused without a compressor to increase efficiency by using steam in saidturbine set; and said combustion chamber receives said H2 from said H2source through a H2 passage, said O2 from said O2 source through an O2passage, said water from a water reservoir through a water reservoirpassage, and said cooling steam from said heat recovery steam generatorthrough a steam passage.